disarray - Blog Posts - Yoga Vidya International - Yoga, Meditation and Spirituality2024-03-28T10:55:00Zhttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/disarrayIntegration (The Chrome Lake part 7 - revisited)https://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/integration-the-chrome-lake2011-07-22T22:14:58.000Z2011-07-22T22:14:58.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://poligraf.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/444px-4-cube_horribly_scrambled.png?w=444" alt="444px-4-cube_horribly_scrambled.png?w=444" /><br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">(Based on « <a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:4-cube_horribly_scrambled.png">4D virtual 3x3x3x3 sequential move puzzle, scrambled</a> » by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Spinningspark">SpinningSpark</a>)</span></p><br /><div align="center"><object height="24" width="290" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0" data="http://kiwi6.com/swf/player.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="never" ></param><param name="allowNetworking" value="internal" ></param><param name="" value="" ></param><param name="wmode" value="opaque" ></param><param name="movie" value="http://kiwi6.com/swf/player.swf" ></param><param name="flashvars" value="playerID=audioplayer&soundFile=http://k002.kiwi6.com/uploads/hotlink/n6378h388b" ></param><embed wmode="opaque" height="24" width="290" src="http://kiwi6.com/swf/player.swf" allowscriptaccess="never" flashvars="playerID=audioplayer&soundFile=http://k002.kiwi6.com/uploads/hotlink/n6378h388b" id="audioplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allownetworking="internal"></embed> </object></div><br /><p>« Integration » is the seventh and final chapter of « The Chrome Lake. »</p><br /><p>This instrumental section starts on a chaotic solo piano part which is soon backed up by the rhythm section that plays up the oddness and dissonance. The intent here is to convey the impression of having too many pieces to fit in a puzzle, combined with an urge to complete it.</p><br /><p>The disarray slowly gives way to order and steady forward movement until the piece concludes on a peaceful release signifying the successful completion of the integration.</p><br /><p>Perhaps we'll add vocals to this one. In any event, here are the accompanying verses.</p><br /><p><em>a time i can recall<br />when everything fitted<br />symmetry wall to wall<br />no pieces omitted<br />not<br /><br />the whole code i had cracked<br />the sky i was kissing<br />unaware of the fact<br />that something was missing<br />then<br /><br />coming back from the past<br />forgotten episode<br />left me torn and aghast<br />made the structure implode<br />boom<br /><br />out of place in my quilt<br />this memory unheard<br />everything i had built<br />had to be dismembered<br />doom<br /><br />alive and dissected<br />the puzzle a complex<br />which parts were infected<br />the process did perplex<br />pain<br /><br />constantly suffering<br />a life disassembled<br />an entire being<br />so horribly scrambled<br />death<br /><br />from the insanity<br />a new picture emerged<br />enhanced humanity<br />and composure resurged<br /><br />revealing the affair<br />clarity had returned<br />no punishment unfair<br />but healing i had earned<br /><br />lotus out of the dirt<br />graceful evolution<br />letting go of the hurt<br />careful reconstruction<br /><br />the sand in the oyster<br />seed of pearly treasure<br />soothing words of nacre<br />poetry of nature<br /><br />patient needles of time<br />all of the stitches knit<br />until moment sublime<br />when all the pieces fit<br /></em></p><br /><p align="center">·</p><br /><p style="font-style:italic;font-size:x-small;border:1px solid #AAAAAA;">« The Chrome Lake » is 12-minute long suite in seven sections that constitutes the core middle chapter of a trilogy entitled « Entering The Stream » which depicts a life-changing retreat of soul-searching, triggered by a one-too-many outburst of accumulated dissatisfaction with the way one's life is going.<br /> <br />The title of the suite was inspired by Voivod's « X-Ray Mirror » from their « Nothingface » album :<br /><br />I can't believe I am the image<br />Within the mirror<br />Into the chrome lake<br />The glass is broken<br />But I look the same</p></div>The Music Of Poligraf : The Chrome Lake part 7https://my.yoga-vidya.org/profiles/blogs/the-music-of-poligraf-the2009-08-04T23:00:00.000Z2009-08-04T23:00:00.000ZChristopher Stewarthttps://my.yoga-vidya.org/members/ChristopherStewart<div><p style="text-align:center;"><img src="" alt="" width="444" height="296" /><br /><span style="font-size:x-small;">(<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Integrationsweltkugel.jpg">Globe of Integration</a> by Eugen Hofbauer, Herbert Kalleitner, and Susi Müller. Photo by Manfred Kielnhofer)</span></p><div align="center"><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/stlth/static/production/swf/audio_controller.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="100" flashvars="song_label=converted-poligraf.the.chrome.lake.pt7_converted.mp3&music_track=http://drop.io/download/public/cvxbie6drnpobsjr84hm/524b0c8f1d4f81f376419cc4557beef67beb5bf9/4c000170-94f6-012b-a6a6-f938125d14bd/8de6ea20-94f7-012b-71ff-f09b272e3bad/v2/content&autoplay=false" allowscriptaccess="never" allownetworking="internal"></embed></div><p>“The Chrome Lake” is the core middle part of “Entering The Stream,” the trilogy which begins with "Into The Ashram" and is completed by "Leaving The Ashram."</p><p>Lasting a little over 12 minutes, the suite comprises seven sections identified as follows :</p><ul><li>1. Introversion</li><li>2. Intervention</li><li>3. Introspection I</li><li>4. Introspectrumental I</li><li>5. Introspection II</li><li>6. Introspectrumental II</li><li>7. Integration</li></ul><p>“Integration” starts on a chaotic solo piano part which is soon backed up by the rhythm section that plays up the oddness and dissonance, intending to give the impression of having too many pieces to fit in a puzzle combined with an urge to complete it. The disarray slowly gives way to order and steady forward movement until the piece concludes on a peaceful release signifying the completion of the integration.</p><p style="border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px;border-style:solid;border-color:#AAAAAA;font-size:x-small;">The Music Of Poligraf series are reposts of writings and audio clips that have been originally published on The Goal Was So Near from November 2008 to April 2009, made available for those who missed the original Clip Of The Day series.</p></div>